Water supply to Delhi likely to be restored soon

Chandigarh: Normal supply of water to Delhi from Haryana, which had been disrupted due to the Jat stir, was likely to be restored today as security forces had taken control of the Munak Canal after evicting Jat protesters.

Two columns of the Army, CRPF and Haryana Police personnel took over control of the canal at around 4 AM, official sources said. All protesters who were squatting at the site were evicted, the sources said.

Haryana's Irrigation Department officials were at the spot and were engaged in carrying out repairs at the spot. Normal water supply was to be restored during the day, the sources said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called a cabinet meeting in the afternoon to take stock of the situation in the wake of the Jat stir.